USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Many Americans supported the war effort by purchasing war bonds. Women replaced men in sports leagues, orchestras and community institutions. Americans grew 60% of the produce they consumed in “Victory Gardens”. The war effort on the United States Home Front was a total effort.

Detailed explanation-2: -Communities conducted scrap metal drives and planted “victory gardens.” To help build the armaments necessary to win the war, women and Blacks found employment as electricians, welders and riveters in defense plants.

Detailed explanation-3: -African American women saw the majority of their advancement on the homefront. While men left to fight in the war, they still needed supplies and support from home, and many African American women took up the vacant jobs in manufacturing products to support the U.S military.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United States home front during World War II supported the war effort in many ways, including a wide range of volunteer efforts and submitting to government-managed rationing and price controls. There was a general feeling of agreement that the sacrifices were for the national good during the war.